Revised Version 1895

Jonah 3

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961untoJonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124thesecondשֵׁנִ֥יתshe.NitH8145time,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֛וּםkumH6965,goH6965untoNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210, thatgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

3SoH1961Jonahיוֹנָ֗הyo.NahH3124aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH6965untoNinevehנִֽינְוֶ֖הnin.VehH5210,accordingאֶל־'el-H413to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.NowH1961Ninevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֗הve.ni.ne.VehH5210was an exceedinggreatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419cityעִיר־'ir-H5892, ofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109.

4AndJonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124beganוַיָּ֤חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490toenterH935intoH935thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117journeyמַהֲלַ֖ךְma.ha.LakhH4109, and hecriedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Yetfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysי֔וֹםYomH3117, andNinevehוְנִֽינְוֵ֖הve.ni.ne.VehH5210shall beoverthrownנֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃neh.Pa.khetH2015.

5And thepeopleH376ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֖הnin.VehH5210believedוַֽיַּאֲמִ֛ינוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.nuH539Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430; and theyproclaimedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121afastצוֹם֙tzOmH6685, andputוַיִּלְבְּשׁ֣וּvai.yil.be.ShuH3847onsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, from thegreatestמִגְּדוֹלָ֖םmi.ge.do.LamH1419of themevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to the least of them.

6And the tidingsreachedוַיִּגַּ֤עvai.yi.Ga'H5060thekingמֶ֣לֶךMe.lekhH4428ofNinevehנִֽינְוֵ֔הnin.VehH5210, and hearoseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from histhroneמִכִּסְא֔וֹmi.kis.'OH3678, and laid hisrobeאַדַּרְתּ֖וֹ'a.dar.ToH155from him, andcoveredוַיְכַ֣סvay.KhasH3680him withsackclothשַׂ֔קSakH8242, andsatוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inashesהָאֵֽפֶר׃ha.'E.ferH665.

7And he madeproclamationוַיַּזְעֵ֗קvai.yaz.'EkH2199and publishedthroughH929Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵ֔הbe.ni.ne.VehH5210by thedecreeמִטַּ֧עַםmi.Ta.'amH2940of thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hisnoblesוּגְדֹלָ֖יוu.ge.do.LavH1419,sayingH559,LetH408neitherH408manH120norH408beastH929,herdהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241norH408flockוְהַצֹּ֗אןve.ha.TzonH6629,tasteיִטְעֲמוּ֙yit.'a.MuH2938anyH120thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:letH408themnotH408feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,norH408drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֖יִםu.Ma.yimH4325:

8but let them becoveredוְיִתְכַּסּ֣וּve.yit.ka.SuH3680withsackclothשַׂקִּ֗יםsa.KimH8242,bothוּמִן־u.min-H4480manH376andbeastוְהַבְּהֵמָ֔הve.ha.be.he.MahH929, and let themcryוְיִקְרְא֥וּve.yik.re.'UH7121mightily untoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, let themturnוְיָשֻׁ֗בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725everyH376one from hisevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, and from theviolenceהֶחָמָ֖סhe.cha.MasH2555that is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

9Who knoweth whetherGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430willnotH3808turnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725andrepentH7725, andturnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725awayH7725from hisfierceמֵחֲר֥וֹןme.cha.RonH2740angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639, thatweH7725perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6notH3808?

10AndGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200theirworksמַ֣עֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639, that theyturnedשָׁ֖בוּSha.vuH7725from theirevilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכָּ֣םmi.dar.KamH1870; andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of theevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hesaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696he woulddoלַעֲשׂוֹת־la.'a.sot-H6213unto them; and hedidעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213itnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

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